The unemployment of three groups, namely young people, women and the educated, will put considerable pressure on Iran’s labor market in the coming years.
This was stated by Special…
Domestic Economy
Iran exported about $4.5 billion worth of goods to Turkey during the seven months ending July 2017, registering an 80% rise compared with the corresponding period of last year, the Turkish…
First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri has given the nod to the use of foreign financing, in view of the government's limited financial resources, to fund two public projects: pumping water to…
According to Article 28 of the Sixth Five-Year Development Plan (2017-2022), the government’s current spending should reduce by 5% by the end of the next fiscal year (March 2019), the head of…
The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration announced on Monday that rice importers have until Friday to clear their shipments from customs terminals.
Rice imports are banned in…
More than 1,520 tons of sesame seeds worth 71.27 billion rials ($2.2 million) were imported during the fourth month of the current fiscal year (June 22-July 22), the Islamic Republic of Iran…
Close to 450 tons of dairy cattle worth more than 51.1 billion ($1.58 million) were exported from Iran to four countries during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22…
Three international exhibitions opened simultaneously in Tehran International Fairground on Monday and will run through Thursday.
More than 4 million tons of goods were transited in Iran during the first five months of the current Iranian year (started March 21), registering a 24% increase compared with the corresponding…
As the only producer of iodine in the Middle East, Iran exported 360 tons of the product worth more than $6.34 million in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2017), registering a 67.5% year-…
The Islamic Revolution Mostazafan Foundation will pull out of the hospitality sector and divest its assets, as decreed by the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the…
Every year between 8,000 and 12,000 hectares of Iran’s pistachio orchards are lost due to water shortage and soil salinity, the head of Iran Pistachio Association said.
“Land under…
The government’s not so well-thought-out Internship Action Plan has entered a limited execution phase while its practical aspects were overlooked, eminent Iranian economist, Hossein Raghfar,…
About 15-20% of all Iranian industrial units are facing recession, the industrial affairs deputy with the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade said. “There are close to 85,000 industrial…
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of the 22.2-km Lankaran-Masalli section of the Alat-Astara-Iran state border highway, which is undergoing a major overhaul.
It’s a common sight to see officers from Tehran Municipality’s “Urban Disciplinary Team” arguing with vendors to clear the sidewalk.
Most vendors have resorted to this job as a last…
Close to 47,000 tons of sunflower seeds worth more than 1.54 trillion rials (nearly $44.8 million) were imported into Iran during the first four months of the current Iranian year (started March…
More than 124.4 trillion rials (close to $3.21 billion) worth of investments were made in Kish Free Trade Zone during the first presidential term of Hassan Rouhani (August 2013-17), the deputy…
Prices for imported flat steel in Iran continued to climb over the week that ended on August 30, as deals and offers were reported at higher prices.
Market participants cited reduced…
Iran’s share in the Iraqi market stood at 19.7% in the fiscal 2016-17, secretary of Iraq’s Desk at Trade Promotion Organization of Iran said. Iran exported 129.648 million tons of non-oil…
Local stationery production meets 45% of domestic demand in the current year (March 2017-18), up from last year’s 30%, the head of Stationery and Engineering Equipment Union said.
“The…
The First International Air Transport and Airport Equipment Exhibition, otherwise known as AERO PERSIA 2017, is scheduled to be held at Tehran’s International Permanent Fairgrounds from…
Mesmerizing Safavid architecture and world heritage sites make Isfahan Province a popular destination for both Iranian and international holidaymakers, especially at a time when an outward-…
A new livestock and poultry production factory was launched on Thursday in the city of Garmsar in Semnan Province in the presence of Iran’s reappointed Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati.
The government aims to achieve self-sufficiency in sugar production by 2021, the head of Public Relations Center with the Ministry of Agriculture said. Shahrokh Ramezan-Nejad added that this…
